Campbells Merchant Prince Rare Muscat NV

Category:
 
Fortified Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Muscat
Producer:
 
Campbells
Label Name:
 
Merchant Prince Rare Muscat NV
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Rutherglen, Victoria
Volume:
 
375ml
ABV:
 
18%
Grape(s):
 
Muscat à Petit Grains Rouge (Rutherglen Brown Muscat).
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
IWSC 2024 – Gold medal & Winner’s Trophy (Fortified category). ; Wine Spectator – 100 points (historic review). ; Wine Advocate/Robert Parker – 99 points. ; James Halliday – 99 points (Halliday Wine Companion)

Tasting Note
Deep mahogany; intense raisin, toffee, caramel, fig and dried fruit with nutty rancio, spice and long, drying tannin—luxuriously viscous and extraordinarily concentrated.

Food Pairing
Western: vintage blue cheese, salted caramel desserts, dark chocolate, crème brûlée, foie gras. Asian: mooncakes, sticky rice desserts, char siu/hoisin-glazed duck, miso-glazed pork, sesame or soy-salted nut desserts.

Production Method
Late-harvest Muscat grapes fortified and blended through an aged solera/puncheon system, matured for decades in oak before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Campbells (est. 19th century) is a multi‑generational Rutherglen producer; Merchant Prince soleras contain very old base wines curated by successive generations.